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The Birmingham VA Health Care System recognized hospitalized Veterans Feb. 13-19 during National Salute to Veteran Patients Week.

The Birmingham VA Health Care System hosted an in-person and virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Birmingham East VA Clinic January 26, 2022, at 7901 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, Alabama 35210.

For Dustin Fast, developing an advanced eye recognition software, obtaining an award for his contributions and pursuing a doctorate degree are becoming a reality.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Birmingham VA Health Care System Licensed Practical Nurse Cindy Jones worked on the frontline risking her own safety to the help take care of Veterans living in the Gadsden community.

Cherokee Bend Elementary School (CBES) students, teachers, and school leaders were excited to participate in their second annual ‘Wrapping for America's Warriors’ project.

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Navy Veteran, John Simpson has been gardening all his life, but since being diagnosed with his health condition, his mobility hasn’t been the same. Simpson was in need of a raised garden bed to continue his passion.

Ryan Davis, a member of Birmingham VA Health Care System (BVAHCS) Patient Escort Services, had just dropped off a Veteran at appointment check-in and was conversing with a medical center police officer when a stranger approached him in distress.

Dr. Louis J. Dell’Italia, Research Associate Chief of Staff at the Birmingham VA Health Care System, is the recipient of the 2021 John B. Barnwell Award for outstanding achievement in clinical science research.

In 2016, Yabing Chen, Ph.D., a research scientist at the Birmingham VA Health Care System and professor of pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, received a prestigious VA Research Career Scientist Award that provided five years of salary.